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Feedback - positivity vs negativity
02 November 2017Feedback is one of the most powerful tools for optimising workplace performance. Getting it right can help a business to constantly improve. Mistakes become learning opportunities; failures and bad behaviours are not repeated. Conversely, getting feedback wrong can destroy motivation, causing productivity to plummet.
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New Welsh Land Transaction Tax
02 November 2017From April 2018, Wales will have a new tax known as Land Transaction Tax (LTT), its own version of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). LTT mirrors much of the SDLT regime and many of the SDLT rules have been incorporated into the Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (businesses and tax practitioners have emphasised the need for consistency between SDLT and LTT), but there are differences which the Welsh Government say make the tax simpler and fairer, and improve its efficiency and effectiveness.
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Penny Newman comments for The Times Student Law: Adding context to recruiting
02 November 2017Penny Newman has commented for Times Times' Student Law magazine which discusses the Contextual Recruitment System (CRS) and how it can assist with recruitment.
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Unsafe property causes death, but still no claim allowed
02 November 2017A man visits a friend at his flat, falls down the stairs of the building (which are unsafe) and is killed. You would expect his widow would be able to sue the owner of the building in respect of her loss wouldn’t you?
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Thousands of UK citizens could have bank accounts mistakenly frozen due to immigration policy
Press
27 October 2017Joanna Hunt has commented in an article for The Independent which discusses how legitimate people could have their bank accounts frozen as a result of new policy that will require banks to carry out identity checks as part of the Government's latest crackdown on illegal immigrants.
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Smart Cities – what does this mean for the Property world?
26 October 2017One of the trending topics in property circles at the moment is the rather confusing term ‘Smart Cities’. Whilst there is a great deal of buzz around the topic the main question is what exactly is a ‘Smart City’?
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New ACAS guidance on mental health in the workplace
25 October 2017Mental illness costs employers in the UK a lot of money – up to £30 billion each year in lost production, absence and recruitment costs according to Acas, which has recently published a guide to “promoting positive mental health in the workplace”.
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Adding context to recruitment
Press
25 October 2017In an article for The Times, Chief People Officer Penny Newman outlines the benefits of using the Contextual Recruitment System (CRS), a tool that recruiters use to take account of applicants different backgrounds.
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Context crucial to interpreting HR data correctly
Press
25 October 2017Lewis Silkin's Chief People Officer, Penny Newman shares her thoughts in an article for HRmagazine exploring the importance of analysing people data intelligently and ensuring that context is always taken into account.
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Employment Tribunal fees - refunds begin
24 October 2017After an unexpectedly lengthy wait, the Government has launched the first stage of its scheme for refunding Employment Tribunal (“ET”) fees following the Supreme Court’s decision that the fees system was unlawful.
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Cybersecurity risks for eCommerce companies particularly in light of the GDPR
Press
24 October 2017Senior Associate, Bryony Long has commented in an article for Essential retail which takes a look at how the new GDPR rules will impact cybersecurity.
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Progress on the Parental Bereavement Bill
23 October 2017The purpose of the proposed Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill (“the Bill”) is to provide a statutory right to paid leave for employed parents who suffer the loss of a child. Previous attempts to introduce paid leave in these circumstances over the past few years have been unsuccessful. However, this Bill - introduced into Parliament in July - has the support of the Government and is likely to become law.
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Jonathan Carr comments for the Raconteur: I liked the people so I bought the company
Press
18 October 2017Jonathan Carr has commented in an article for the Raconteur which discusses Google's $1.1 billion acquisition of 2,000 HTC staff.
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Press Release: Lewis Silkin wins double Bronze at Digital Impact Awards 2017
Press Release
18 October 2017Lewis Silkin were shortlisted for its efforts in "Best digital rebrand" and "Best use of digital from the professional services sector." This marks a significant achievement to the hard work of all those involved including the Brand creation team at Living group.
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Lewis Silkin acknowledged in The Times: Common law libel rules unaffected
17 October 2017Lewis Silkin have been acknowldged in an article for The Times which discusses a number of cases including Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd, Lachaux v Evening Standard Ltd & Lachaux v AOL (UK) Ltd.
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The Legal 500 ranks Lewis Silkin’s employment practice in the top tier again
Press Release
16 October 2017Lewis Silkin has again achieved Legal 500 Tier 1 rankings for Employment: London and Employment: Thames Valley as well as retaining its ranking in Employment: Cardiff.
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Plain packaging: who's next?
Press
16 October 2017Senior Associate, Alan Hunt has been quoted in an article for The Grocer which assesses how the plain packaging of tobacco might impact other UK product branding.
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Alex Kelham comments for Sports Market Intelligence: The lion's share: Premier League v UKIP
13 October 2017Alex Kelham’s article has been published in SportCal which discusses the new UKIP lion (logo) and its possible trade mark infringement on The Premier League.
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Lewis Silkin achieves top tier rankings again in this year's Legal 500 UK
Press Release
13 October 2017It has been another great year of results for Lewis Silkin to maintain top-tier rankings in brand management, employment and media and entertainment and moving up the rankings in two practice areas.
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Brands and IP newsnotes - issue 6
12 October 2017Welcome to the 6th edition of our Brands & IP newsnotes put together to bring you the latest, and most interesting legal developments affecting intellectual property law. In this issue we cover; battlegrounds on Amazon listings, whether prestigious brands can prevent their resellers from selling online, the EU's position paper on IP rights, an quick guide on rights for designs, and trade mark infringements.